CIA Impala Rebuild Project

The center console needed to get modified so it would work with the new B&M shifter.  If we had a '96 console, things would have been much easier.  Unfortunately they are very expensive so the '95 console was used.  The two cup holders were situated exactly where the shifter needed to be so out comes the power tools. After the console area was cut, I purchased a piece of ABS plastic and formed it using a heat gun to match the contours.  It then got cut to make room for the modified shifter bezel. The panel was then glued to the console using ABS adhesive.  Because the colors didn't quite match, the console was washed and prepared for some SEM plastic paint. I am really happy with the end result.  Not sure if I'd want to do it again because as simple as it seems, I had 12+ hours into the console.

Dan purchased some 9" Pheonix Gold mid base drivers.  The original thought is that they would get mounted in the doors but looking at what it was going to take, we quickly changed our minds.  His fear in mounting them into the rear deck was that they could get damaged or somehow distort due to the subs being in the same airspace.  The solution was to build two small boxes and mount them in the same locations as the original 6X9's. The first step was to build a pair of small boxes.  The speakers are just sitting in their enclosures for the the picture and fitment. Next was to devise a way to actually mount them to the rear deck.  I decided some angle aluminum, screws and clips would work best.  Each box was sealed using silicone and foam tape was used to seal the speaker to the box face before the 8 mounting screws were installed. Parts of the rear deck were removed to make room for the larger speakers.  The entire deck was then covered with RAMMAT to stop rattles and inc

This car is really starting to come together.  I think it looks great and my list of things to finish is getting shorter and shorter. I finished painting the various dash pieces that didn't get done previously as well as the armrests.  Everything was installed and I took some pictures to savior the moment! Nearly finished doors. Completed dash.